Rascal vs Outlaw - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between rascal and outlaw

is that rascal is a dishonest person; a rogue; a scoundrel; a trickster while outlaw is a fugitive from the law.

is low; lowly, part of or belonging to the common rabble.

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to declare illegal.

(en noun)

A dishonest person; a rogue; a scoundrel; a trickster.

A playfully mischievous person or creature; a troublemaker.

That little rascal bit me!

If you have deer in the area, you may have to put a fence around your garden to keep the rascals out.

A member of a criminal gang in Papua New Guinea.

* (someone who is naughty) devil, imp, mischief-maker, scamp, scoundrel * See also * See also

(en adjective)

(archaic) Low; lowly, part of or belonging to the common rabble.

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(en noun)

A fugitive from the law.

A person who is excluded from normal legal rights.

A person who operates outside established norms.

The main character of the play was a bit of an outlaw who refused to shake hands or say thank you.

A wild horse.

(humorous) An in-law: a relative by marriage.

* (person that operates outside established norms) anti-hero

(outlaw)

To declare illegal

To place a ban upon

To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement.

to outlaw a debt or claim

To deprive of legal force.

Laws outlawed by necessity. — Fuller.

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